Florida Statute 506.5131 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIII
REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, INVESTMENTS, AND SOLICITATIONS

Chapter 506
STAMPED OR MARKED CONTAINERS AND BASKETS

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F.S. 506.5131

506.5131 Return of shopping carts; assessment of fees, fines, and costs.—

(1) The rightful owner of any shopping cart with a registered name or mark found on public property shall be immediately notified of its recovery.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or local ordinance, no fee, fine, or costs may be assessed against the owner of a shopping cart unless the shopping cart was found on public property and was removed from the premises or parking area of a retail establishment by the owner of the shopping cart, or an employee acting on the owner’s behalf, and the fee, fine, or cost has been approved by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. This subsection shall not apply to any ordinance adopted after January 31, 2002, and prior to June 30, 2002, that requires a business establishment to install a retention system to retain shopping carts within the real property boundaries of a business location.

History.—s. 12, ch. 98-396; s. 6, ch. 2006-165.

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City of Kissimmee v. FLORIDA RETAIL FEDN.

915 So. 2d 205, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 16665, 2005 WL 2673857

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 21, 2005 | Docket: 1310708

Cited 6 times | Published

unconstitutional because it purportedly conflicts with section 506.5131(2), Florida Statutes (2000). We find that

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jul 10, 2007 | Docket: 3255336

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substantially the following question: Does section 506.5131, Florida Statutes, preempt local legislation